JP5248998B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a pachinko, and in particular, a gaming board provided with a gaming area where a gaming ball flows down and rolls, and an opening area, and at least one movable body disposed on the back side of the gaming board, The present invention relates to a gaming machine comprising: a back unit board provided with an opening; and an effect display device provided from the back side of the back unit board and provided with the opening area and a display area visible through the opening.

  Conventionally, a gaming machine such as a so-called pachinko is not only provided with various kinds of objects on the surface of the game board, but also by providing an effect display device having a display area such as a liquid crystal display so as to be visible in the approximate center of the game board, There is a type in which a game effect is achieved, and the area of the display area appearing on the game board tends to increase year by year. In particular, in recent years, a contrivance has been made to provide a more novel effect by further providing a movable body that is movable around the effect display device or on the front surface in the display area of the effect display device.

  As described above, in a game board including an effect display device and a movable body that operates in association with the effect display device, it is one of the problems to secure a game area while increasing the effect. In response to this problem, a gaming machine (hereinafter referred to as a “conventional gaming machine”) including a movable body and a decorative unit having a display area of the effect display device and a transparent protective cover covering the movable body on the back side of the gaming board. Has also been proposed (for example, Patent Document 1). According to the conventional gaming machine, the movable body is installed on the back side of the game board to prevent the reduction of the game area provided on the surface of the game board, and the movable body interferes with the movement of the game ball by the protective cover. It is prevented.

JP 2008-136727 A

  By the way, in general, when a gaming machine is in a gaming state, a movable body provided in the gaming machine receives an electrical signal and its operation is controlled by a driving force such as a motor. However, in the state where the power is not turned on, such as during transportation, the movable body can freely move within the operation region by being shaken by the gaming machine. Therefore, during transportation, the movable body does not operate with an adhesive tape or the like in order to prevent damage to the movable body itself due to free movement of the movable body or damage to the other member due to contact of the movable body with other members. It was common to be fixed as such.

  However, in the movable body exposed to the front of the gaming machine, it is easy to fix the movement of the movable body by the adhesive tape, but in the conventional gaming machine described above, the movable body installed on the back of the gaming board is covered with a protective cover. Therefore, when transporting the completed gaming machine, the adhesive tape could not be easily attached. To fix the movable body covered with the protective cover with adhesive tape, remove the game board and protective cover from the assembled game machine and fix the movable body with the adhesive tape so that the movable body does not operate. Again, it is necessary to remove the game board and the protective cover, remove the adhesive tape, and attach the protective cover and the game board again. However, such an operation is very time-consuming and unrealistic. Therefore, there has been a demand for means for fixing the operation of the movable body covered by the protective cover with an easy means during transportation.

  The movement of the movable body during transportation will be described in more detail. The movement of the movable body is as intended at the time of design, for example, substantially parallel to the game board surface and in front view. The main movement is a movement in the left-right direction, a rotation movement, or a vertical movement. Therefore, it is necessary to fix the operation of the movable body so that it is not freely performed due to the shaking generated during transportation.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and by fixing the operation of the movable body, which is installed on the back unit board and located on the back side of the game board, at the time of transporting, etc., by an easy means. Alternatively, a game machine capable of preventing damage to members around the movable body and a movable body fixing member, and a game in which the operation of the movable body is fixed by installing the movable body fixing member The purpose is to provide a machine.

That is, the present invention
(1) A game board provided with a game area in which a game ball flows down and rolls, and an opening area; an opening provided on the back side of the game board and provided at a position overlapping the opening area in front view; A back unit board comprising at least one movable body visible through the opening area, and a display area installed from the back side of the back unit board and visible through the opening area and the opening. In a gaming machine comprising an effect display device, the back unit board covers at least the display area surfaces of the movable body and the effect display device, and the movable body and the effect display device are in contact with the game ball. A light transmissive protective cover member is provided, and
The protective cover member has a convex portion insertion hole for inserting a convex portion in a movable body fixing member installed as needed from the front side of the game board in order to fix the operation of the movable body. In the position visually recognized in the opening area, at least one movable body is provided, and when the convex portion is inserted into the convex portion insertion hole, the convex portion becomes the movable body. A game machine characterized in that the convex portion insertion hole is present at a position where the operation of the movable body can be fixed by contacting the side surface of the movable body;
(2) The movable body is substantially parallel to the game board surface, and reciprocates between two motion limit positions, and the convex portion insertion hole has the movable body at the motion limit position on one side. (1), wherein the convex portion is provided in a position that allows the convex portion to be inserted into contact with a side surface facing the operation direction on the other side of the movable body. Gaming machines,
(3) The protective cover member is fixed to the back unit board by an attaching part fixed to the back unit board at one place or two places, and an arbitrary part excluding the attaching part is The gaming machine according to (1) or (2), wherein the gaming machine is sandwiched between the front side of the back unit board and the back side of another member superimposed on the back unit board,
(4) A rail member curved along the periphery of the game area is provided at the periphery of the game area, and at least part of the inner periphery of the arc drawn in the extending direction of the rail member. Is provided with a game ball guide rail, and a groove-like ball flow path is formed by the outer wall surface of the accessory provided on the game ball guide rail or the game board and the rail member. The gaming machine according to any one of (1) to (3) above,
(5) A pedestal for placing an arbitrary part of the protective cover member excluding the attachment portion is provided on the front side of the back unit board, and the back of the game board overlapped with the pedestal, or The gaming machine according to any one of (1) to (4), wherein the protective cover member is sandwiched between a back surface of a decorative member further provided on the back unit board,
(6) A convex portion that is planned to be inserted into a convex portion insertion hole provided in the protective cover member, a substrate that is continuous with the lower end of the convex portion, and that is planned to contact the protective cover member surface; And the convex portion of the movable body fixing member is inserted into the convex portion insertion hole of the protective cover member, and the substrate of the movable body fixing member The game machine according to any one of (1) to (5), wherein the movable body fixing member is installed so as to be in contact with the surface of the protective cover member,
(7) The movable body fixing member includes a rail member that is curved along a peripheral edge of a game area provided in the game board when the convex portion is inserted into the convex portion insertion hole, and the rail member. In an arbitrary region of a groove-shaped ball passage formed by a game ball guide rail provided on at least a part of the inner circumference of the arc drawn in the extending direction of the game or an outer wall surface of an accessory provided on the game board (6) wherein the fitting portion further includes a fitting portion whose lower end is directly or indirectly continuous with the substrate, and the fitting portion is fitted to the spherical flow path. The described gaming machine,
(8) The movable body fixing member fixes the movement of the decorative member covering portion covering the surface of the decorative member including the movable body provided on the game board surface and / or the movable body provided on the game board surface. Therefore, when the movable body is present at the operation limit position, an operation fixing portion that fixes the operation of the movable body by contacting the side surface on the operation direction side of the movable body is continuously provided on the substrate. In addition, an accessory provided on the game board is covered with the decorative member covering portion, and / or a movable body provided on the surface of the game board is fixed to the operation. The gaming machine according to the above (6) or (7), whose operation is fixed by the unit,
Is a summary.

  In the present invention, since the back unit board including the movable body is arranged on the back side of the game board, a game area on the surface of the game board is desirably secured, and the movable body and the effect display are displayed on the back unit board. The movable body does not interfere with the movement of the game ball by covering the surface of the device and providing a light-transmissive protective cover member that prevents the movable body and the effect display device from contacting the game ball. It is configured. Then, if necessary, the convex portion of the movable body fixing member is inserted into the convex portion insertion hole provided in the protective cover member, and the convex portion comes into contact with the side surface of the movable body installed on the back unit board. By doing so, the operation of the movable body can be fixed. Further, when it is no longer necessary to fix the operation of the movable body, the fixed state can be easily released simply by pulling out the convex portion and removing the movable body fixing member.

  As one of the specific embodiments of the present invention, for example, the above-mentioned convex portion insertion holes are provided in two places while securing the width dimension of an arbitrary portion of the movable body installed in the back unit panel, and two The aspect which makes it possible to fix the operation of the movable body by inserting the convex portion into the convex portion insertion hole with the movable body sandwiched therebetween. In particular, when there is a motion limit position in the motion region of the movable body, the convex portion is inserted at a position that allows the convex portion to be inserted so as to abut on the side surface on the motion direction side of the movable body. By carrying out the aspect of the present invention in which the hole is provided, the movable body can be easily moved by simply inserting the convex portion into one convex insertion hole in a state where the movable body is brought to one of the operation limit positions. It is preferable because the movement of the body can be fixed. As described above, the present invention that can fix the operation of the movable body installed on the back unit board by inserting the convex portion of the movable body fixing member into the convex portion insertion hole in the protective cover member is particularly described above. The main operation of the movable body can be easily fixed.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 5 of Patent Document 1, conventionally, the protective cover member was fixedly fixed to the back unit board by, for example, screwing four corners. The number of attachment parts of the protective cover member to the back unit board is reduced to one or two as much as possible, a non-fixed part is provided, and any part of the non-fixed part is overlaid on the back unit board and this According to the aspect of the present invention, the protective cover member is normally installed at a fixed position without operating. When a physical force is applied to the protective cover member, the protective cover member is pulled out from the sandwiched portion, thereby allowing the protective cover member to have a certain degree of deflection.

By enabling the protection cover member to bend in this way, the following three effects are exhibited. First, the first effect is that when an operation different from the main operation of the movable body described above as an object of the present invention occurs during transportation or the like (hereinafter also referred to simply as “second operation”). ).
The second operation here means an operation of the movable body that swings from the front side to the back side in front view when the movable body swings during transportation. This second operation is not the intended operation at the time of design (that is, the above main operation). For example, the movable body has a relatively long shape and one end thereof is fixed. This can occur when the movable body shakes due to vibration during transportation. When the second operation occurs, a part of the movable body comes into contact with the protective cover covering the movable body, and the movable body may be damaged. In particular, when a gaming machine is designed to be more compact, or in order to ensure the distance between the protective cover and the game board, the protective cover is provided close to the movable body side so that there is no obstacle to the first operation of the movable body. In some cases, there was a great risk of damage to the movable body due to the second operation.
In contrast, in the present invention in which the protective cover member is attached so as to be deflectable, when the second operation occurs and the back surface of the protective cover member comes into contact with the movable body, the protective cover member By bending, a part of the collision force at the time of contact can be absorbed. This can effectively prevent the movable body from being damaged by the second operation.

  Moreover, the improvement of the installation property at the time of installing a movable body fixing member in the game machine of this invention is mentioned as a 2nd effect. That is, when inserting the convex portion in the movable body fixing member into the convex portion insertion hole provided in the protective cover member, the convex portion is inserted to a predetermined depth, and the side surface of the movable body is in contact with the convex portion. Must be ensured. Therefore, when the protective cover member is firmly fixed with screws or the like in accordance with a conventional general attachment method, the protective cover member is positioned so that the position of the convex portion and the convex portion insertion hole does not shift. It is necessary to strictly align the mounting position. On the other hand, if the protective cover member can be bent, even if the mounting position of the protective cover member is slightly shifted, it is possible to eliminate this shift by bending. The convex portion is inserted to a predetermined depth, and the movable body It is easy to ensure contact between the projection and the projection.

  The third effect is as follows. Game boards in recent years are provided with an effect display device and a large number of lightning objects, and tend to perform more gorgeous effects. Here, when the protective cover member is formed of a relatively heat-sensitive member such as a resin, the protective cover member is generated due to the generation of heat during a game, depending on the positional relationship with the heat generation source. The present inventors have obtained as a finding that there is a risk of bending. In particular, if the protective cover member is firmly fixed with a screw or the like as in a conventional gaming machine, if it is bent by heat, the fixed attachment portion is added and the protective cover member may be damaged. is there. In order to prevent this, there is a method of increasing the strength by increasing the thickness of the resin protective cover member, but this causes a new problem of pressing the installation space of the movable body. There is also a method of forming the protective cover member with a heat-resistant member, but there is a problem that the cost is increased. On the other hand, even if it is a protective cover member made of resin, if it is a protective cover member in the above aspect of the present invention attached in a state where the four corners are not completely fixed with screws or the like, When the protective cover member is bent by heat, the sandwiched portion of the protective cover member is slightly pulled out in the direction of the attachment portion, so that no load is applied to the attachment portion and damage to the attachment portion can be avoided.

  On the other hand, the movable body fixing member installed as necessary in the gaming machine of the present invention is provided with a convex portion inserted into the convex portion insertion hole, and in order to stabilize the posture of the convex portion, A substrate that is continuous from the lower end and is in contact with the surface of the protective cover member is provided. The movable body fixing member can be installed simply by inserting the convex portion into the convex portion insertion hole, and can be removed by simply pulling it out. Therefore, it is possible to fix the operation of the movable body installed on the back unit board by a very easy operation.

  The movable body fixing member can be firmly fixed to the game board by further providing a fitting part and fitting the fitting part into a ball flow path formed on the game board. This is preferable because there is no fear of coming off the board. In addition, if the movable body fixing member has a decorative member covering portion and an operation fixing portion continuously with the substrate, not only the movable body provided on the back unit board but also the movable body provided on the game board surface. Since the decorative member to include can also be protected, it is preferable.

  In the case of the gaming machine of the present invention described above, when it is necessary to protect the movable body installed on the back unit board during transportation, work that requires labor such as removing the gaming machine board is performed. Instead, it is only necessary to mount the movable body fixing member from the front side of the gaming machine. Further, when the protection is unnecessary, it is only necessary to remove the movable body fixing member, and the operation is very easy.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be specifically described below with reference to the drawings. Among the gaming machines according to the present invention, in the present embodiment, a so-called pachinko gaming machine (hereinafter also simply referred to as “gaming machine”) will be described as an example. FIG. 1 is a front view showing an appearance of the gaming machine 1. As shown schematically in FIG. 1, the gaming machine 1 includes an outer frame 2 that forms an outer shell of the machine body, and a vertical rectangular middle frame 3 that sets various game components on the front side of the opening of the outer frame 2. Removably assembled. Also, on the front side of the middle frame 3, the front frame 4 and the upper ball tray 5 provided with a glass frame for seeing through and protecting the game board disposed inside the machine are assembled and aligned so that both can be opened and closed in a laterally open state. ing. Further, a lower ball tray 6, a hit ball launching device 7, and the like are attached to the lower part of the middle frame 3. In addition, a game board installation area 8 that is an opening for visually recognizing a game board or the like disposed inside the machine is provided in the approximate center of the middle frame 3.

  In the description of the present invention or the present specification, with respect to the gaming machine itself, gaming machine parts, members, or devices, the “front side” or “front view” refers to the gaming machine when facing the gaming machine. It means the front side direction, while the “back side” means the back side of the front side. Similarly, unless otherwise specified, the up / down / left / right directions with respect to the gaming machine, gaming board or back unit board mean the up / down / left / right directions when the gaming machine or the like is viewed from the front. However, in the description relating to the movable body fixing member, “upper and lower” means upward and downward when the board surface of the movable body fixing member is the lower side and the tip side of the convex part or the fitting part is the upper side. Means direction.

  FIG. 2 shows a game board main body 11 installed in the game board installation area 8, a back unit board main body 12 installed on the back side of the game board main body 11, and an effect installed on the back side of the back unit board main body 12. It is the disassembled perspective view which arranged the display apparatus 13 in the assembly direction. Various members such as decorative members such as a role and a prize opening are attached to the game board main body 11 and the back unit board main body 12, and are installed in the game board installation area 8 in this order. The game board body 11 is formed using a transparent acrylic resin board, and can be seen through a back unit board installed on the back side. The game board body in the present invention is not limited to a transparent acrylic resin board, and does not exclude being opaque. However, since the game board main body is formed of at least a transparent material, a decoration member or the like is attached to the game board main body, and the game board main body surface viewed from between the decoration members is installed on the back side. The decorative member attached to the back unit panel can be visually recognized. As a result, there is a sense of depth in the decoration of the gaming machine, and a higher production effect is expected than a gaming machine configured only from the gaming board without providing the back unit board. An opening area 14 is provided in the approximate center of the game board body 11, and an opening 15 is provided in the approximate center area of the back unit 15, and the effect display device 13 is provided via the opening area 14 and the opening 15. Is displayed from the front side of the game board 1.

  FIG. 3 is a front view of the game board 16 in which a non-movable decorative member having a cherry blossom motif or a movable accessory is attached to the game board main body 11. As shown in FIG. 3, a center accessory 17 is disposed around the opening region 14. Furthermore, a start winning opening 18 that opens and closes by a solenoid (not shown) is disposed below the center accessory 17. Further, below the start winning opening 18, a large winning opening 19 that is opened and closed by a solenoid (not shown) is arranged. In addition, the game board 16 is provided with a rail member 23 that is curved in a substantially circular shape along the periphery of the game area 25, and an inner portion of a substantially circular arc drawn in the extending direction of the rail member 23. A game ball guide rail 21 is provided that guides a game ball, which is at least a part of the circumference, and is emitted from the hitting ball launcher 7 attached to the main body of the game machine 1 to the center of the game area 25. Further, corner decoration members 22a, 22b, and 22c are provided at the lower left corner, the upper left corner, and the upper right corner of the game board 16, which are adjacent positions outside the arc formed in the extending direction of the rail member 23, respectively. Yes. In the present invention, the corner decoration member may also play the role of the rail member at a location where the rail member is interrupted in the middle. That is, in the present invention, the rail member includes a corner decoration member that exists at a location where the rail member is interrupted, and is a general term for members that divide a range in which a game ball can roll on the periphery of the game area. The game board 16 is divided into a rail member 23 and a game ball guide rail 21 to form a ball passage 24. In FIG. 3, the double arrow X indicates the width of the flow path 24. The game ball launched by the hitting ball launching device 7 is guided to the center of the game area 25 through the ball flow path 24. On the other hand, the game ball has a high firing speed and follows the extension line of the ball passage 24 and flows to the left side of the game board. The game ball is on the extension line of the arc drawn by the inner side surfaces of the corner decoration members 22a and 22b. Similarly, a spherical flow path having an inner side surface and defined by the inner side surface of the corner decoration member 22c provided from the upper right side to the lower right side toward the front of the game board 16 and the outer side surface of the center accessory 17 It is guided to the game ball outlet 37 through 24 ′. Here, the inner side surface refers to the side surface facing toward the center of the game board 16, and the outer side surface refers to the side surface facing toward the board surface outer side with respect to the center of the game board 16. In FIG. 3, a double-ended arrow Y indicates the width of the spherical flow path 24 '. At this time, a part of the center accessory 17 is visually recognized on the bottom surface of the spherical flow path 24 ′, which is continuous from the outer side surface of the center accessory 17 and further extends to a position lowered by one step. Part of the object 17. In the present invention, whether or not the center accessory is present on the bottom surface of the spherical channel is mainly a design problem and is arbitrary. Note that a large number of nails are arranged in the game area 25 so that the game ball guided to the game area 25 can reach any one of the winning holes while rolling down.

  The center accessory 17 generally constitutes a path for facilitating the winning of a game ball to the start winning opening 18 and provides an opening area 14 in the approximate center of the game board in order to give the player various game characteristics or design characteristics. It is a device that is generally provided in a surrounding position. The center accessory installed in the present invention has various configurations, members to be attached, etc. for each pachinko gaming machine, and is arbitrary. The center role 17 shown in the figure has an inlet 31 for receiving game balls flowing down the game area 25 at a predetermined rate, and a guide path 32 for guiding the game balls flowing in from the inlet 31 to the inside of the center role 17, A stage 33 on which the guided game ball rolls and a drop opening 34 that can pass backward from the center vertex of the stage 33 are provided in order to increase the probability that the game ball will win the start winning opening 18. . In addition, a decorative member with a cherry motif, a logo-type movable body 35 that moves up and down as the game progresses (the logo-type movable body 35 shown in FIG. 3 is located at the upper limit position), and A crest-type movable body 36 that is movable in the rotational direction and is provided at the lower right side of the front is provided. In the gaming machine of the present invention, whether or not a movable body is provided in the game area 25 or whether a movable body is provided in the center accessory 17 is arbitrary.

  Various decorative members are arranged in the area excluding the opening area 14 on the game board 16 surface, or in the area excluding the opening in the back unit board described later. In the present invention, a decorative member is a component member for a gaming machine to which decoration is applied, and is a member that imparts game and / or design characteristics to the gaming machine 1 and that is differentiated from other gaming machines. The decorative member includes both a movable member and a non-movable member, and also includes a complex device composed of a movable body and a non-movable body such as the center accessory 17.

  Next, the back unit board 41 in this embodiment is demonstrated using FIG. 4 which is a front view of a back unit board. The back unit board 41 is provided with a plurality of decorative members and the like that are non-movable and have cherry blossom motifs, a sword-shaped movable body 42, and the like on the back unit body 12. Moreover, the opening part 15 is provided in the center area | region so that the display area of the production | presentation display apparatus 14 planned to be installed in the back side of the back unit board 41 can be visually recognized.

In FIG. 4, in order to explain the operation of the sword-shaped movable body 42, the movable body 42 (42 a) at the right operation limit position toward the front of the rear unit panel 41 is indicated by a solid line and the left operation limit position. A certain movable body 42 (42b) is indicated by a dotted line. The movable body 42 is normally in the position indicated as 42a during the game, and the half of the body is hidden behind the decorative member 43 so that the display of the effect display device 13 viewed through the opening 15 is not harmful. It is in. As the game progresses, it is possible to operate so as to reciprocate the positions of 42a and 42b. In addition, the attachment position and operation | movement of the movable body 42 mentioned above do not limit the attachment position and operation | movement of a movable body provided in a back unit board in this invention. In the present invention, the movable body provided on the back unit board is attached to a position visible from the front of the game board through the opening area of the game board, and can be operated in accordance with the progress of the game. That's fine. However, as in this mode, the operation limit position on one side is set at a position where the effect of the effect display device is not adversely affected in normal times, and a reciprocating operation is performed in an area overlapping the display area of the effect display device as the game progresses. By making it possible, it is preferable because the effect of the game can be made more dynamic.

  FIG. 5 is a front view showing a state in which a transparent resin protective cover member 44 is attached to the back unit board 41 shown in FIG. The protective cover member 44 is formed of a transparent or translucent resin plate so that the display area of the effect display device 13 and the movable body 42 can be visually recognized. However, in FIG. Members located on the back side of the cover member 44 are not shown. FIG. 6 is a front view of the protective cover member 44. The protective cover member 44 is provided with one screw-fastening hole 45 at the upper and lower ends of the left side when viewed from the front, and a convex portion of a movable body fixing member, which will be described later, is located near the lower right side when viewed from the front. A protrusion insertion hole 47 for insertion is provided. The formation position of the convex portion insertion hole 47 will be described in detail later together with the movable body fixing member. The protective cover member 44 may be formed of a resin plate whose entire surface is transparent. However, the protective cover member 44 is decorated with a design or a watermark so as not to disturb the visual recognition of the effect display device 13 and the movable body 42. May be. Further, the shape of the protective cover member only needs to be at least large enough to cover the opening of the back unit board, and the details of the shape are appropriately determined in consideration of the shape and configuration of the back unit board and game board. be able to.

In the present invention, the protective cover member 44 is provided so that a game ball that flows down and rolls on the surface of the game board 16, particularly a game ball that rolls on the stage 33 enters the back unit board 41 side through the opening area 14 and the opening 15. It is a member installed to prevent the game ball and the effect display device 13 from contacting and the effect display device 13 from being damaged, or the game ball and the movable body 42 from contacting and interfering with each other's movements. . Therefore, it is attached at least on the game board 16 side (front side) with respect to the movable body 42 attached to the back unit board 41 and at a position covering the opening 15 of the back unit board 41.

  In order to explain the attachment state of the protective cover member 44, FIG. 7 shows a front view of the back unit board 41 to which the protective cover member 44 shown in FIG. The protective cover member 44 is formed by mounting the left side of the protective cover member 44 on the decorative member positioned on the left side of the rear unit panel 41 and screwing at the position of the screw fixing hole 45. Mounting portions 46 are provided. On the other hand, the right side of the protective cover member 44 is placed on the upper surfaces of pedestals 48 a and 48 b provided in the back unit panel main body 12. The pedestals 48 a and 48 b also serve as the pedestal for the decorative member 43. Here, when the decorative member 43 is attached to the back unit board 41, the right side of the protective cover member 44 is sandwiched between the back surface of the decorative member 43 and the pedestals 48a and 48b. As described above, the protective cover member 44 is installed on the back unit board 41 by the two attachment portions 46 fixed to the back unit board 41 and the sandwiched portions sandwiched between the back unit board 41 and the decorative member 43. Is done.

The description relating to the attachment of the protective cover member 44 is not intended to exclude that the present invention does not include the clamping portion and that the protective cover member 44 is installed with three or more screws. However, as illustrated in FIG. 7, when the protective cover member 44 is attached to the back unit board 41, the attachment unit attached by screwing is provided at two places or at least one place, and the back unit board 41. By fixing the fixed part with respect to the front, and holding any part except the attachment part between the front side of the back unit board 41 and the back side of the other member (the decorative member 43 in FIG. 7) superimposed on this. According to the aspect in which the clamping portion is provided, the protective cover member 44 can be bent, and the first to third effects described above can be exhibited. In particular, even when the movable body and the protective cover member come into contact with each other due to the swinging of the movable body toward the front side and the back side of the gaming machine during transportation, the movable body is affected by the impact caused by this contact. According to the effect that the damage is prevented, the intended object of the present invention of protecting the movable body by fixing the operation of the movable body during transportation or the like is more desirably achieved.

In the above description, the protective cover member 44 is sandwiched between the bases 48a and 48b and the decorative member 43. However, this is not intended to limit the structure for sandwiching the protective cover member 44. The protective cover member 44 installed on the back unit board 41 by the attachment portion and the clamping part is attached to the back unit board body 12 or a structural part such as a base provided on the back unit board body 12 and the back unit board 12. What is necessary is just to be pinched | interposed between the other member attached or the back side of the game board 16, and a clamping part should just be formed. Further, in the back unit board 41 shown in FIG. 7, a pedestal 48c is further provided in the back unit board body 12, and a protective cover member 44 is placed on the pedestal 48c. As described above, in the installation of the protective cover member 44, a pedestal on which the protective cover member 44 is placed may be provided in an arbitrary portion of the back unit panel body 12 as an auxiliary. It is desirable that all the upper surfaces of the pedestals for placing the protective cover member 44 are at substantially the same height. Moreover, it is desirable that the upper surface of the pedestal and the height of the attachment portion formed by screwing are at substantially the same height position.

  Next, the movable body fixing member and the gaming machine of the present invention in which the movable body fixing member is installed will be described. FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the movable body fixing member 51 as seen from the surface side where the convex portions 52 are provided, and FIG. 9 is a perspective view of the movable body fixing member 51 as seen from the surface side where the convex portions 52 are similarly provided. It is the perspective view seen from different angles. The movable body fixing member 51 has a substrate 53 continuous with the lower end of the convex portion 52. The board 53 is provided with two ribs 54 for reinforcing the surface of the board 53. The configuration of the game board 16 and the like are determined as to whether or not the rib 54 is formed and the extending direction of the rib 54. This is an arbitrary matter that is appropriately determined in consideration. And the wall surface which stands up from the outer edge of the board | substrate 53 is provided in the perimeter. Further, a decorative member covering portion 56 is formed in a direction parallel to the substrate 53 following the lower end of the wall surface. Of the wall surfaces, the wall surface shown on the left side of the drawing in FIG. 9 (shown as the right side of the drawing in FIG. 8) acts as the operation fixing portion 57. Further, two fitting portions 55 that are convex upward are formed at the left end of the decorative member covering portion 56 shown in FIG. That is, the fitting portion 55 is indirectly continuous with the substrate 53 via the decorative member covering portion 56 and the wall surface. The movable body fixing member 51 is formed by pulling out the inside of a three-dimensional portion formed by the substrate 53 and a wall that rises downward from the outer periphery of the substrate 53.

Next, a state where the movable body fixing member 51 is installed from the front side of the game board 16 in the gaming machine 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 10 a is a partially enlarged perspective view in which a part of the center accessory 17 and the ball passage 24 ′ installed on the game board 16 and a protective cover member 44 installed on the back unit board 41 are extracted. The perspective view of the movable body fixing member 51 before being installed in is shown side by side in the assembly direction. FIG. 10B is a partially enlarged perspective view of the center board 17, the protective cover member 44, the ball channel 24 ′, and the movable body fixing member 51 extracted in the gaming machine 1 in which the game board 16 movable body fixing member 51 is installed. FIG. As shown in the drawing, the movable body fixing member 51 has the surface on which the convex portion 52 is provided and the front surface of the protective cover member 44 face each other, and inserts the convex portion 52 into the convex portion insertion hole 47 and the fitting portion. 55 is fitted into the ball channel 24 ′ and installed from the front side of the game board 16. Further, when installed, the operation fixing portion 57 which is a part of the wall surface of the movable body fixing member 51 abuts on the lower side surface of the logo type movable body 35 at the upper operation limit position, and is decorated. The member covering portion 56 covers a part of the decorative member of the center unit 17 including the crest type movable body 36. The surface of the substrate 53 is in contact with the protective cover member 44.

  Furthermore, in the gaming machine 1 in which the movable body fixing member 51 is installed, a partially enlarged explanatory view for explaining the relationship between the convex portion 52, the convex portion insertion hole 47, and the movable body 42 installed in the back unit board 41. FIG. 11 is shown. In FIG. 11, the movable body 42 is positioned at the operation limit position on one side, and the convex portion 52 is in contact with the other side, that is, the side surface on the operation direction side.

  As shown in FIG. 11, in a state where the movable body 42 provided on the back unit board 41 is moved to the operation limit position on one side, a convex portion 52 is formed on a part of the side surface facing the operation direction of the movable body 42. Is brought into contact, the operation of the movable body 42 is fixed. Therefore, as described above, when the convex portion 52 inserted into the convex portion insertion hole 47 brings the movable body 42 to the operation limit position on one side, the convex portion 52 can come into contact with the side surface on the operation direction side. The formation position of the convex portion insertion hole 47 needs to be determined at the position.

The relationship between the convex portion 52, the convex portion insertion hole 47, and the movable body 42 shown in FIG. 11 is an embodiment of the present invention. Such an aspect is preferable because the operation of the movable body 42 can be fixed by one convex portion.

  Although not shown, as a second aspect related to the relationship between the convex portion 52, the convex portion insertion hole 47, and the movable body 42 provided in the back unit board 41, when the movable body 42 is in the operating region, the movable body The first convex portion is brought into contact with the side surface facing the operation direction on one side of 42, and the second convex portion is brought into contact with the side surface facing the operation direction on the other side at the same time. It may be fixed so that it cannot be done. In such a case, the movable body fixing member is provided with two convex portions, and when the two convex portions are inserted into the convex portion insertion holes in the protective cover member, the operation directions on one side of the movable body are respectively provided. It is necessary to determine the formation position of the convex portion insertion hole at a position where it can come into contact with the side surface facing the side and the side surface facing the operation direction on the other side. In other words, it is important that the protrusion insertion hole is selectively provided at a position where the operation of the movable body can be fixed when the protrusion is inserted into contact with the side surface of the movable body. It is.

The movable body fixing member 51 used in the present invention has a minimum configuration of at least a convex portion 52 and a substrate 53 continuous to the lower end of the convex portion. With this minimum configuration, when the movable body fixing member is installed on the game board, the convex part is inserted into the convex part insertion port of the protective cover member, and the inserted convex part is installed on the back unit board. A state of contacting the side surface of the body and the substrate surface contacting the surface of the protective cover member 44 is realized. Thereby, the operation of the movable body fixing member can be fixed.

Next, the configuration of the movable body fixing member 51 other than the convex portion 52 and the substrate 53 will be described in detail. As shown in FIG. 10 b, the operation fixing portion 57 formed as a part of the wall surface standing from the outer edge of the substrate 53 abuts on the lower surface of the logo type movable body 35 and serves as the operation fixing portion of the logo type movable body 35. Works. That is, the logo-type movable body 35 is a movable body that can move in the vertical direction when the game board 16 is viewed from the front. In FIGS. 10a and 10b, the logo-type movable body 35 is brought to the upper movement limit position. . In this state, the operation fixing portion 57 is in contact with the lower part of the logo-type movable body 35, so that the downward movement cannot be performed, and the operation of the logo-type movable body 35 is fixed.
In the present invention, the operation fixing unit is a part for fixing the operation of the movable body accessory provided on the game board, and the movable body showing the operation of reciprocating between two operation limit positions is on the game board. When the movable body is brought to the operation limit position on one side, the operation fixing portion is a portion that abuts against the side surface in the operation direction of the movable body. In general, the operation fixing portion is provided as a wall standing up from the outer edge of the substrate 53 as shown in FIG. 8 or FIG.

On the other hand, the decorative member covering portion 56 formed as a surface parallel to the substrate 53 through the wall rising from the outer edge of the substrate 53 is shown in FIG. 10b when the movable body fixing member 51 is installed on the game board 16. As shown, it exists in a position that covers the surface of the heraldic movable body 36 provided on the surface of the game board 16 and the surface of the decorative member provided in the periphery thereof. The decorative member whose surface is covered with the decorative member covering portion 56 is protected from physical contact from the outside during transportation or the like. The decorative member covering portion 56 in the present invention is formed as a surface parallel to the substrate through a wall standing up from the outer edge of the substrate so as to cover a region which is a decorative member on the game board and is desired to be protected.

As described above, according to the gaming board of the present invention in which the movable body fixing member 51 provided with the operation fixing portion 57 and the decorative member covering portion 56 is installed, one movable body fixing member 51 is installed from the front of the gaming board 16. By doing so, not only the movable body 42 provided on the back unit board 41 but also the decorative member and the movable body provided on the game board 16 can be protected, which is called protection when the gaming machine 1 is transported. From the viewpoint, it is desirable that the decoration member and the movable body of the gaming machine can be protected very efficiently by a small amount of work.

  Further, the fitting portion 55 is fitted into the Ryukyu path 24 'as shown in FIG. 10b. The movable body fixing member in the present invention is provided with at least one fitting portion that fits in any part of the ball flow path provided in the game board, so that the installation posture of the movable body fixing member with respect to the game board is It is desirable because it can be maintained correctly without shifting even when it is shaken during transportation. The position where the fitting portion is fitted is appropriately determined in consideration of the arrangement and configuration of decorative members on the game board, the position of the movable body provided on the back unit board, etc. in the ball flow path formed on the game board. It is determined.

The movable body fixing member 51 described above is one embodiment in the present invention, and the configuration and shape thereof are not limited. In the present invention, the position of the convex portion of the movable body fixing member and the position of the convex portion insertion hole in the protective cover member are determined by the position of the movable body provided on the back unit board. When the movable body fixing member is further provided with a fitting portion, an operation fixing portion, and a decorative member covering portion, the shape and configuration of the game board on which the movable body fixing member is used, and the position where the decorative member and the movable body are provided. Thus, the structure can be appropriately designed in accordance with the purpose of providing the fitting portion, the operation fixing portion, and the decorative member covering portion.

1 is a front view of a gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a disassembled perspective view of the game board main body, the back unit board main body, and the effect display device installed in the gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention. 1 is a front view of a game board according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a back unit board concerning an embodiment of the invention, and is a front view showing a state before attaching a protection cover member. It is a back unit board concerning an embodiment of the invention, and is a front view showing the state where a protection cover member was attached. It is a front view of the protective cover member concerning embodiment of this invention. It is a front view of the back unit board concerning embodiment of this invention, Comprising: It is explanatory drawing which shows the attachment state of a protective cover member. It is a perspective view of the movable body fixing member concerning an embodiment of the invention. It is the perspective view seen from the different angle of the movable body fixing member shown in FIG. FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram for explaining that the movable body fixing member is installed from the front side of the game board in the gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. A partially enlarged perspective view in which a part of a center role object, a protective cover member installed in a back unit board, and a ball passage are extracted, and a perspective view of a movable body fixing member before being installed in a game board FIG. 10b shows a movable body in the center accessory, the protective cover member portion, and the ball channel shown in FIG. 10a in order to show a state where the movable body fixing member is installed in the game board. It is a perspective view which shows the state which installed the fixing member. In the gaming machine in which the movable body fixing member according to the embodiment of the present invention is installed, a convex portion in the movable body fixing member, a convex portion insertion hole in the protective cover member, a movable body provided in the back unit board, It is a partial expanded explanatory view for demonstrating the relationship of these.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Game machine 2 Outer frame 3 Middle frame 4 Front frame 5 Upper ball tray 6 Lower ball tray 7 Hitting ball launcher 8 Game board installation area 11 Game board main body 12 Back unit board main body 13 Production display device 14 Opening area 15 Opening part 16 Game Board 17 Center character 18 Start winning opening 19 Large winning opening 21 Game ball guide rails 22a, 22b, 22c Corner decoration member 23 Rail member 24, 24 'Ball flow path 25 Game area 31 Inlet 32 Guidance path 33 Stage 34 Drop opening 35 logo type movable body 36 heraldic type movable body 37 discharge port 41 back unit board 42 movable body 42a movable body 42 at the operation limit position on one side
42b The movable body 42 in the operation limit position on the other side
43 decorative member 44 protective cover member 45 screw retaining hole 46 mounting portion 47 convex portion insertion holes 48a, 48b, 48c pedestal 51 movable body fixing member 52 convex portion 53 substrate 54 rib 55 fitting portion 56 decorative member covering portion 57 operation fixing portion Double-ended arrow X Sphere flow path 24 width Double-ended arrow Y Sphere flow path 24 'width

Claims (8)

A game board comprising a game area where game balls flow down and roll, and an opening area;
A back unit board provided on the back side of the game board and provided with an opening provided at a position overlapping the opening area in a front view, and at least one movable body visible through the opening area;
An effect display device that is installed from the back side of the back unit board and includes a display area that is visible through the opening area and the opening,
In a gaming machine comprising
The back unit board is provided with a light-transmissive protective cover member that covers at least the display area surfaces of the movable body and the effect display device and prevents the movable body and the effect display device from contacting the game ball. And
The protective cover member has a convex portion insertion hole for inserting a convex portion in a movable body fixing member installed as needed from the front side of the game board in order to fix the operation of the movable body. In the position visually recognized in the opening area at least one movable body is provided,
When the convex portion is inserted into the convex portion insertion hole, the convex portion insertion hole exists at a position where the movement of the movable body can be fixed by contacting the convex portion with the side surface of the movable body. A gaming machine characterized by that. The movable body is substantially parallel to the game board surface and shows an operation of reciprocating between two operation limit positions;
The convex portion insertion hole can be inserted so that the convex portion comes into contact with a side surface facing the operation direction on the other side of the movable body when the movable body is present at the operation limit position on one side. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the gaming machine is provided at a position. The protective cover member is fixed to the back unit board by an attaching part that is fixed to the back unit board at one or two places, and any part other than the attaching part is the back unit board. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the gaming machine is sandwiched between a front side of the board and a back side of another member superimposed on the board. A rail member that is curved along the periphery of the game area is provided at the periphery of the game area, and
At least a part of the inner circumference of the arc drawn in the extending direction of the rail member is provided with a game ball guide rail,
4. A groove-shaped ball passage is formed by an outer wall surface of an accessory provided on the game ball guide rail or the game board, and the rail member. The gaming machine according to the item. On the front side of the back unit board, a pedestal for placing an arbitrary part of the protective cover member excluding the mounting portion is provided, and the back of the game board or the back unit overlapped with the pedestal. The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the protective cover member is sandwiched between a back surface of a decorative member further provided on the board. A convex portion that is planned to be inserted into a convex portion insertion hole provided in the protective cover member;
A substrate that is continuous with the lower end of the convex part and is intended to contact the surface of the protective cover member;
Using a movable body fixing member characterized by having at least
The movable body fixing member is fixed so that the convex portion of the movable body fixing member is inserted into the convex portion insertion hole of the protective cover member, and the substrate of the movable body fixing member is in contact with the surface of the protective cover member. The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein a member is installed. The movable body fixing member, when the convex portion is inserted into the convex portion insertion hole,
A rail member curved so as to follow a peripheral edge of a game area provided in the game board, and a game ball guide rail or game board provided on at least a part of an inner circumference of an arc drawn in the extending direction of the rail member A fitting portion that fits in an arbitrary region of a groove-shaped spherical channel formed by the outer wall surface of the accessory provided, and that has a lower end continuous directly or indirectly with the substrate. As a feature,
The gaming machine according to claim 6, wherein the fitting portion is fitted into the ball flow path. The movable body fixing member fixes a decoration member covering portion that covers a surface of a decorative member including a movable body provided on the surface of the game board and / or a movement of the movable body provided on the surface of the game board. And an operation fixing portion for fixing the operation of the movable body by contacting the side surface on the operation direction side of the movable body when the movable body is at the operation limit position. It is characterized by
An object provided on the game board is covered with the decorative member covering part, and / or a movable body provided on the surface of the game board is fixed by the action fixing part. Item 8. The gaming machine according to Item 6 or 7.

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